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treponema

American  
[trep-uh-nee-muh] / ˌtrɛp əˈni mə /

noun

plural

treponemas, treponemata

  1. any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.

treponema British  
/ ˌtrɛpəˈnɛmətəs, ˈtrɛpəniːm, ˌtrɛpəˈniːmə /

noun

  1. any anaerobic spirochaete bacterium of the genus Treponema , such as T. pallidum which causes syphilis

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Other Word Forms

  • treponemal adjective
  • treponematous adjective

Etymology

Origin of treponema

1905–10; < New Latin: genus name < Greek trép ( ein ) to turn + -o- -o- + nêma thread

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